New  Nations  and  Territories 


of  Europe 


(All  new  nations  an 


d  territories  are  Indicated  on  the  map  in 


1.  Alsace-Lorraine  will  be  ceded  in  whole  or  in  part 
to  France. 

2.  Poland  will  be  an  independent  state  composed  of 
the  Polish  portions  of  Russia,  Germany  and 
Austria-Hungary. 

3.  The  Jugoslavs,  already  recognized  by  President 
Wilson,  will  form  a  great  state  in  what  is  now  the 
southern  part  of  Austria-Hungary.  Serbia  and 
Montenegro  will  probably  be  parts  of  this  state. 

4.  Rumania  may  be  expanded  into  Greater  Rumania, 
including  Bessarabia  on  the  north  and  Transyl- 
vania on  the  west. 

5.  Finland  will  be  an  independent  state  if  it  does  not 
unite  with  a  federated  Russia. 

6.  Lithuania,  Gourland,  Livonia  and  Esthonia  are 
four  small  states  which  were  formerly  part  of 
Russia.  They  border  on  the  Baltic  Sea.  Like 
Finland,  they  will  be  independent  states  or  parts 
of  a  new  Russia. 

7.  The  Ukraine  is  likely  to  continue  as  an  inde- 
pendent nation  in  Southwestern  Russia. 

8.  The  Gzecho-Slovaks,  recognized  by  President 
Wilson,  will  form  a  new  state  in  Northern 
Austria-Hungary  just  south  of  the  German 
border. 

9.  Italy  will  acquire  two  small  stretches  of  territory 
on  her  northern  border  which  are  inhabited  by 
Italians,  but  were  ruled  by  Austria-Hungary 
before  the  war. 


The  League  of  Nations 


.  Can  these  new  nations  protect  themselves? 
No.    They  will  be  small  and  poorly  armed. 

.  How  can  they  be  protected? 

By  a  League  of  Nations  with  an  international  army  and  navy. 

i.   How  can  thai:  League  be  formed? 

By  the  joint  action  of  all  powers  at  the  peace  conference. 

L  Who  would  govern  the  League? 

The  representatives  of  all  the  nations  which  joined. 

i.  Would  Germany  be  admitted? 

Only  if  she  submits  to  the  terms  of  President  Wilson  and 
our  Allies,  and  shows  a  purpose  to  be  a  fit  partner  m  a  League 
of  Nations. 

6.  How  would  :he  League  prevent  war? 

By  forcing  all  nations  to  submit  their  disputes  to  an  Inter- 
national Court  or  a  Council  of  Conciliation. 

7.  What  would  iappen  if  any  nation  refused? 

The  other  nations  would  use  economic  pressure  to  starve  the 
outlaw  nation. 

8.  What  if  economic  pressure  failed? 

Then  all  law-abiding  nations  could,  as  now,  unite  their  armies 
and  navies  to  crush  the  offending  power. 

9.  What  has  President  Wilson  said  about  a  League 
of  Nations? 

"What  disturbs  the  life  of  the  whole  world  is  the  concern  of 
the  whole  world,  and  it  is  our  duty  to  lend  the  full  force  of  this 
nation,  moral  ard  physical,  to  a  League  of  Nations,  which 
shall  see  to  it  that  nobody  disturbs  the  peace  of  the  world 
without  submitting  his  case  to  the  opinion  of  mankind. 


